Month: August 2019
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Limits to Common Sense
Today’s Hamilton Spectator (September 31, 2019) has an opinion piece by Matthew Lau in praise of economist Milton Friedman, founder of the “Chicago School” espousing the virtues of unrestrained free market capitalism. He cites two of Friedman’s ideas, which he treats as obvious: “nobody spends somebody else’s money as carefully as he spends his own.”…
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The art of politics
Posted on August 2, 2019 by roncw The NY Times columnists, a dozen or more, rate the performances of the Democratic candidates as if they are auditioning for a theatrical performance. They answer questions that include ideas, but their responses are judged on body language and seeming sincerity. The ideas are selected from a list…